C ip a t



(N0 ModeL) l F. D. TOBB neok-Wire ond the lever 1 1)ivofolly oonneobed fo the boil of the eyeS 1,) by depressing the leve1, f1oIn the )osibion Shov11in Eig. 2 fo thaf Shovn in ig. 1, the St0ppe1 iS dra n into tho Inoubh of the bottle ond the bai1 sWings in bho eye of the sfopper os a oenter, againsb the beveled en(1S of tho1)intleS of the neok-Wire, aod )oSSes ovo1' and by Soid bevoled endS and ooIneS into oontaof Wifh the stopS 1 on the lever. In 1)oSSing by the endS of the pintleS of the neok-Wire fhe bail at oaoh Side of the bottle SpringS ootwordly, oS indiobed by dotfed lineS in ig. 4, affe Whioh ib returnS to itS normal oSibion and reSts betWeen Said )int]es and the StopS I of the lever so bhat Said bail oonnot by ofdinary aooidonb be foroed in eifller direction to releaSe fhe Stopper.

In the 1nodifiobion iIloSffoted in ig. 3 I hove lengthened the lever 1, So that inSbeod of striking againSb the npper parf of the boffle, ns shown in ig. 2, ib poSSeS ovef the bottle, the objeob bei ng to perInit the Stopper to be SWun awa flOIn the mo th at either side of the botble and to snoh a diStonce aS Wi1I ernih of the Sfo per being oompletelyobated upon the bail, as indiooted by dotfed lineS 1ig, 3, Whereby the neceSSity of oore i1 presenting a bottle to a lnaohine to be filled doeS nob eXisf, fron1 tho faob thab the Stoppef moy be plooed in position froIn either sido, When o Sin )le doWnword movnenb of the hond of the botbIer Sefves to foroe the lever dovn and lock bhe Stopper in 1)oSibion, the bottlef,S hood being in position to give ohab Inovelnent of fhe ooIn- 1)]etion of the operotion of plaoing the sbopper in poSifion. ThiS advantage doeS Ilob exisbin thof o]aSS of Stopper-faSfenerS Wherein the lever looks With on upward 1notion, ond though apparent]y S1ighb,isinthe end in]1)ortanb, froIn the foof that Tapid botting feqnires 1nininlon1 11[1-Jber of InotionS o )on the porf of fhe bottler.

By 1)roviding the neok-Wire vith Stop to aof I11)on ohe boil at one side and the lover o ith a ooI1]1)anion Sto1 to operote u on the bail of ELn o poSite side, WherebyWhen the bail iS looked ib 1'eStS betWeen said stops, I alSo prevent anyneoesSify of bringing bhe bail into aotoa1 oontaot with the neok of the boftle, oithef When in a looked olosod 1)oSibion or in the o1)eration of looking ond oloSing the some. This eeot of keeping the bi1 frorI1 contaof With the neok of bhe boftle is Seonred vvithoob the pfovision of stopS 011 the neok-Wire when the parts are ar- 1 nged to 1)HSS the oenter, IS Shovn in 1 ig. 1.

Ioving deSoribed 11y invention ond ifs 01)- eration, xvhat I olahn iS 1. The coInbinofion of o boiL o Heok-Wiro oonStrnofed to oob o )on one Side of the boil aS o Sto ond o lever oonSffuofed to oco of the oo o J )oSite Side of thebail aS o Sto SubStanfiony os Speoified.

2. Tho oon1binotio11 of o neok-Wi1'e, o bai, ood t lever, the neokWire ond lever being pro vided Wibh stopS ond tho bail being adopted 6 to S )ring into o looked poSition betWeen the stops, SobstanfiaHy as S )ecified.

3. The oo[nbination of o bobtle, ohan, neokvire, nd1ever, the lotber oonsbfocted to pro jecbfron1 the botf1eneok and oof of oonfocf 7C bhereWith When tho bail iSlocked,and provided vith 3 Stop to oob opon one side of the bai1,and the neokWire hoving a Sto to oof upoD bhe op )oSite Side of the bai1,SobStontioyas speoied.

neok-vire conStrooted of o single pieoe 7 5 and )1 ovided WiH1-beveled )intles projeoted to fonn sfo )S Whioh pernibthe poSSage of o bai in both directionS, Sobsbantiolly oS S )ecified.

5. In o Sfo1)1er,fastener, the lever I, pro vidod of eaoh of it s endS With fhe eyes and tho StopS 1 SobStantiaHy oS Speoified.

6. fhe oombinobion of the botte J, Sto1)per B, bail o neokbond, and1evel', having the Stop E SubStantiolly oS s )eoified.

7 be ooInbinotion oft11e botf]e z, Stopper 8 5 B B B ohe boil 1),having pinteS neok- Wire G hoving the )inbleS G'G ond bhe lever 1, hoving the eyeS 1 ond sto )S B Snbstou tiaHy aS Shown o11d deSoribed.

'In testiInony Whereof ox I1ly Signatore 0 in proSenoe of fWo witneSSes.

FBANK DBLLA ToBBE.

X ineSSeS:

LTER S. ILIINSoN, JIES 0. G. TJENDooH. 

